Aosta Valley

proper noun

An autonomous region of northwestern Italy, with a significant fraction of the population speaking Franco-Provençal. Capital and largest city: Aosta.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. An autonomous region of northwestern Italy, with a significant fraction of the population speaking Franco-Provençal. Capital and largest city: Aosta.

    Synonyms: Valle d'Aosta

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounAn autonomous region of northwestern Italy, with a significant fraction of the population speaking Franco-Provençal. Capital and largest city: Aosta.

Origin

  1. ItalianValle d'Aosta
  2. EnglishAosta Valley

Calque of Italian Valle d'Aosta.

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Chicago

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